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LOT 1338
Western Asiatic Terracotta Figurine Fragment Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
3/4 - 3 3/4 in. (623 grams total, 21-94 mm).
Including Indus Valley type figure, various heads and other body parts. [26. No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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